- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 now taken by Stubbs at mid-off! So Salt's luck doesn't last long. He stands deep in the crease, and a bit outside leg, looking to loft at this pretty full ball angling into the stumps. I think he was done in by the rapid pace there, with the ball seemingly skidding through. 60/112.3 tickled to Pant! It was a soft dismissal. Narine falls to the bouncer. It pitched on off, and climbed on rather sharply towards Narine. He was standing after backing away, and looked to pull. But the extra bounce meant the ball took the top edge to the keeper, who took it with a reverse cup in front his face 164/213.2 ramped to deep third! Ishant Sharma seemed to be at a straightish deep third, rather. Nortje went for the short ball around sixth stump, and the ball rose considerably. So Raghuvanshi went ramping while using the pace and bounce, but found the fielder on the edge of the boundary 176/319.1 wow, superb ball! An inswinging yorker at 144kph floors Russell - literally! It lands on the base of middle and leg, as Russell looks to jam his bat down with a horizontal bat, but is late. It is too quick for him, and he ends up on his stomach on the pitch 264/617.2 taken at mid-off! Shreyas falls to the short ball. Khaleel bowled outside off, as the ball almost seemed to have rushed through to Shreyas, who went pulling but got it off the top edge. Stubbs kept his eyes on the skied ball, and took it reverse cupped 232/418.6 ahh, taken at mid-on! But what a typical Rinku innings: an impact cameo at the death to demoralise the opposition. Nortje went for a dipping yorker around fifth stump, as Rinku almost squatted to try and chip that back. But he couldn't it away this time, as Warner took it over his head 264/519.3 nabbed at extra cover! DC are striking late to check KKR. A slower ball this time from Ishant, who went short and pretty wide of off. Ramandeep went swatting far away from his body at what was a tenth-stump ball, but ended up getting the toe end of the bat to Shaw's left for a simple catch 266/7Extras22 (b 4, lb 2, nb 1, w 15)TOTAL272/7 (20 Overs, RR: 13.6)Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Phil Salt, 4.3 ov), 2-164 (Sunil Narine, 12.3 ov), 3-176 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 13.2 ov), 4-232 (Shreyas Iyer, 17.2 ov), 5-264 (Rinku Singh, 18.6 ov), 6-264 (Andre Russell, 19.1 ov), 7-266 (Ramandeep Singh, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KK Ahmed 4 0 43 1 10.75 12 3 2 6 1 I Sharma 3 0 43 2 14.33 6 5 3 0 0 A Nortje 4 0 59 3 14.75 6 5 4 2 0 Rasikh Salam 3 0 47 0 15.66 5 4 4 1 0 Sumit Kumar 2 0 19 0 9.50 2 1 1 0 0 AR Patel 1 0 18 0 18.00 1 1 2 0 0 MR Marsh 3 0 37 1 12.33 4 3 2 4 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 chopped on! Starc gets the second Aussie too. Good length ball on a fifth-stump line. Warner doesn't have the width to cut but goes for it anyway. Under-edge onto the deck and into the stumps. Replay shows Starc changed his pace on the wicket ball 33/41.5 can mid-on get there - yes! Varun Chakravarthy, not particularly known for his fielding, has taken a sensational low catch diving forward. Vaibhav bowls a fullish ball outside off, and the ball swings into Shaw. He tries mow it over mid-on, but mis-hits. The ball doesn't gather a lot of air, so Varun has to take the tough route of diving forward. Mission possible! They go to the TV umpire who confirms it is a clean catch. 21/12.5 Mitchell gets Mitchell! And that is Starc's first IPL 2024 wicket. Marsh looks to drive this full ball from his body and generates a lot of power on that shot, but not the height, and Ramandeep at cover point intuitively sticks both hands out at the right time. Marsh's poor form continues 26/23.6 short ball too good for Porel! Simple catch for short fine leg. Arora aims for a short ball at Porel's head, and he tries the pull while taking his eyes of the ball. Knocks the youngster over with a classic tall fast bowler's dismissal 27/312.2 this time Shreyas holds onto a catch off Varun's bowling! Tossed up ball, a bit wider outside off. Turning away and Pant also tries to go inside out over cover. Throws all his energy behind it but the shot is sliced and Shreyas at cover calls for that nice and early 126/514.5 Stubbs' innings is over as he can't clear Starc at deep backward square leg. Varun bowls a quicker one that lands outside leg, and Stubbs doesn't get enough room for his hands to go through the bat swing. Taken well inside the boundary line 159/712.3 Manish Pandey joins the action now! Runs in from long on and takes a catch inside the circle that was swirling by diving forward. Varun enticed Axar with a tossed up ball just outside off and he went for the glory shot. Mistimed, very high in the air, and there was little doubt on Pandey's catching technique 126/615.1 To deep midwicket! Full ball on off and middle. Turning into Sumit. With only tailenders remaining, he goes for a big shot over the leg side, but does not have the distance on this occasion either. Time out 159/816.1 And Vaibhav gets a third! Goes for the tried-and-tested method of bouncer to a lower-order batter. Gets a shoulder-high ball to Rasikh outside off and he slices the pull to the wicketkeeper 161/917.2 length ball around off. Pulled but without much power, and taken by Shreyas on the leg side inside the circle! KKR win by 106 runs 166/10Extras16 (b 4, lb 6, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL166 all out (17.2 Overs, RR: 9.57)Did not bat: KK AhmedFall of wickets: 1-21 (Prithvi Shaw, 1.5 ov), 2-26 (Mitchell Marsh, 2.5 ov), 3-27 (Abishek Porel, 3.6 ov), 4-33 (David Warner, 4.3 ov), 5-126 (Rishabh Pant, 12.2 ov), 6-126 (Axar Patel, 12.3 ov), 7-159 (Tristan Stubbs, 14.5 ov), 8-159 (Sumit Kumar, 15.1 ov), 9-161 (Rasikh Salam, 16.1 ov), 10-166 (Anrich Nortje, 17.2 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Kolkata Knight Riders , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
3 April 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Kolkata Knight Riders 2, Delhi Capitals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 88 runs, 1 wicket)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (23 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 23 balls (PD Salt 16, SP Narine 30, Ex 8)
- SP Narine: 50 off 21 balls (6 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 8
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (SP Narine 33, A Raghuvanshi 18, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 126/1 in 9.0 overs (SP Narine 68, A Raghuvanshi 31)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 10.6 overs (66 balls), Extras 11
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 44 balls (SP Narine 49, A Raghuvanshi 48, Ex 3)
- A Raghuvanshi: 50 off 25 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 200 runs in 15.2 overs (92 balls), Extras 15
- Strategic Timeout: Kolkata Knight Riders - 205/3 in 16.0 overs (AD Russell 27, SS Iyer 5)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (AD Russell 33, SS Iyer 12, Ex 5)
- Delhi Capitals impact replacement Abishek Porel in for Khaleel Ahmed (Kolkata Knight Riders innings, 17.6 ov)
- Delhi Capitals forced to have five fielders inside the circle for the last two overs because they have gone over time.
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 250 runs in 18.2 overs (111 balls), Extras 21
- Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders - 272/7 in 20.0 overs (VR Iyer 5, MA Starc 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 4 wickets)
- Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Player Sub: Vaibhav Arora in for Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Kolkata Knight Riders, 19.6 ov)
- Over 1.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - UV Gandhe, Batter - PP Shaw (Struck down)
- Delhi Capitals: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 6
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (RR Pant 23, T Stubbs 25, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 83/4 in 9.0 overs (RR Pant 23, T Stubbs 25)
- Delhi Capitals: 100 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 8
- RR Pant: 50 off 23 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Over 12.4: Review by Kolkata Knight Riders (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Totre, Batter - Sumit Kumar (Struck down)
- T Stubbs: 50 off 28 balls (3 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Delhi Capitals: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 10
- Strategic Timeout: Delhi Capitals - 159/8 in 15.1 overs (Rasikh Salam 0)
Match Coverage
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Delhi Capitals conceded 272, the second highest total in the IPL, against KKR
The still feet and knee-flex of Rishabh Pant
This was one of those knocks when an individual transcended the context of the scorecard
Narine, Raghuvanshi and Arora power demolition of Capitals
KKR handed Capitals a thrashing to make it three wins in three and go to the top of the table with a massive net run rate boost
Raghuvanshi youngest to score fifty in maiden IPL innings, as KKR smash second-highest total
Sunil Narine meanwhile slammed his career-best T20 score, in his 501st game
Starc: 'Personal stuff aside, the team's start has been fantastic'
'Cricket is all about batting, so if you can contribute with the bat, as an individual it's more pleasing," says Player of the Match Sunil Narine